social sciences. Consequently, the fields of study were expanded to make the department a place for different subjects of social studies. The inclusion of Information Science and Knowledge Studies to the department resulted in making the field of knowledge, science, and technology significant parts of the studies. 3. Department of Languages and Literature: The history of the Languages and Literature Department dates back to 1976 when the Persian Literature Department was founded in Teacher Training University. Later on, it was merged with Yazd University in 1992. The Programs of English Language and Literature and Arabic Language and Literature were later added to the department in 1994 and 1997 respectively. 4. Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences 5. Department of Theology 6. Department of Geography 7. Department of Law & Political Sciences Faculty of Science: This faculty includes the following departments 1. Department of Physics: The Department of Physics was established in 1982. Recently there are 5 programs; Atomic and Molecular Physics, Solid State Physics, Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, Meteorology Physics. 2. Department of Mathematical Sciences: The Department of Mathematical Sciences was founded in 1977 under the name of Mathematics and initially offered only B.Sc. in Mathematics, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Mathematics were added in 1994 and 2004 respectively. Moreover, the M.Sc. in Financial Mathematics as a new interdisciplinary branch of Applied Mathematics began in 2011. Computer Science was founded in the Department of Mathematics of Yazd University in 2001, and since then has accepted students for the Bachelor of Science degree. From 2009, the master's degree and in 2012 the Ph.D. degree in computer science started. 3. Department of Chemistry 4. Department of Geology 5. Department of Biology School of Natural Resources & Desert Studies: This school was established in 1992. The school includes the following departments: 1. Department of Environmental Sciences 2. Department of Arid Land and Desert Management 3. Department of Watershed & Rangeland Management School of Art and Architecture: School of Art and Architecture is the fourth architecture school in the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and it was the first one not in the capital. The school includes the following departments: 1. Department of Architecture 2. Department of Painting 3. Department of Urban Planning See also Higher education in Iran References External links Official website Universities in Iran Educational institutions established in 1988 Educational institutions established in 1989 Education in Yazd